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Russian spies? No wonder we recoil from this demonisation of refugees

Ministers have mobilised anti-east European sentiment before. Now they just look spiteful

The Guardian - UK

'PM needs a firm hand with Priti Patel if he wants to help Ukrainian refugees'

Boris Johnson has shown that Britain is committed to Ukrainian independence and that it stands by refugees in their hour of need. However, Priti Patel is not issuing them with visas quickly enough

Daily Mirror

Ukraine MP says Priti Patel promised refugee visas in 3 days - and she's waited 3 weeks

Lesia Vasylenko, 35, who took up arms to fight the Russians, is trying to get 30 families who fled to Poland or are still stranded in western Ukraine into Britain where new homes are waiting for them

Daily Mirror

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Sabina Nessa: Murdered teacher’s sister ‘condemns Priti Patel over support’

The sister of murdered teacher Sabina Nessa has condemned Priti Patel for failing to support female victims of violence, according to a report.

Evening Standard

Cressida Dick hits out at ‘politicisation of policing’ in parting shot as she leaves Metropolitan Police

Women’s campaginers criticise commissioner’s ‘letter to London’ after it hails achievements and fails to name Sarah Everard

The Independent UK

Using Windrush to justify UK visa rule for Ukrainian refugees baffles experts

Analysis: Windrush scandal wrongly categorised people as illegal immigrants, while most Ukrainian refugees have documentation

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Government brands Homes for Ukraine scheme ‘unacceptable’ on visa count

Data published on Friday showed just 570 visas relating to Scottish sponsors have been issued out of 43,600 applications.

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Ukraine: Only 566 visas offered to refugees so far to travel to Scotland for sanctuary

Despite a dedicated scheme allowing refugees to travel without a sponsor host, Home Office delays in issuing visas has kept the numbers of those arriving very low.

Daily Record

Homes for Ukraine visas issued by London borough revealed as 2,100 granted in capital

Ministers have apologised after criticism that visa schemes are not working fast enough

Evening Standard

UK defends Ukraine refugee policy amid anger at slow pace

The British government is defending its Ukraine refugee policy despite figures indicating that only 12,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war have arrived in the U.K. The figure from the government includes 10,800 people who came to join family members in Britain, and just 1,200 under the Homes for Ukraine program set…

The Independent UK

More than 200 visas issued so far to Ukrainians to come to Greater Manchester

But the latest data comes amid continuing concern applications are taking too long to process - risking lives

Manchester Evening News

Priti Patel apologises over ‘frustrating’ time taken to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees

‘Always easy to blame someone else,’ says home secretary

The Independent UK

Shamed Priti Patel apologises as just 1,200 Homes for Ukraine refugees arrive in UK

The Home Secretary said 'I apologise with frustration' but defended her record after creaking bureaucracy stopped Brits being able to host Ukrainians in their spare rooms

Daily Mirror

Just 1,200 Ukrainian refugees in UK homes under sponsorship scheme as 71% of applicants still waiting

Ministers accused of ‘squandering’ generosity of British public with ‘needless bureaucracy and delays’

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The Independent UK

Priti Patel voices ‘frustration’ at time taken to process Ukraine visas

Around 12,000 people had arrived in the UK under Ukraine visa schemes as of Tuesday, according to Home Office figures.

Daily Record

Ukraine: Priti Patel 'sorry' as figures show only 12,000 refugees have arrived in UK

The latest figures show that nearly 80,000 Ukrainians have applied for visas but only 12,000 have actually reached the UK.

Chronicle Live

Durham couple appalled after driving to Poland to collect Ukrainian refugees only to return empty handed

Paul Aitchison and Helene Kell have slammed the Government's recent Homes for Ukraine system

Evening Standard

A maze of red tape, data losses and visa bottlenecks — inside the UK’s Homes for Ukraine fiasco

Just 1,200 of the 32,000 Ukrainians who have applied to the Government’s sponsorship scheme have safely arrived in the UK, leaving thousands starving, sick and in danger while they wait — so how did Michael Gove’s re-homing process all go so wrong? Katie Strick reports

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Wales Online

Angry Brits who volunteered 'Homes for Ukraine' slam UK visa system for failing refugees

UK ‘sponsors’ desperate to help families left without safety say they have waited for weeks without news.

Daily Mirror

Furious Brits waiting to host Ukrainian refugees say UK visa system 'adding to torture'

Lauren Corbishley, 43, from Dawlish, Devon, was one of the first to sign up for the 'Homes for Ukraine' scheme last month and has slammed Lord Harrington after waiting weeks with no news

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

Daily Record

Priti Patel's Home Office needs to cut the red tape and let Ukrainians in

The UK is making terrified Ukrainians jump through unnecessary hoops and needs to change its ways immediately, writes Record View.

The Guardian - UK

‘Homes for Ukraine’ is just a slogan – as I found out by trying to welcome a refugee

Britain’s flagship scheme for matching hosts with refugees is another of the government’s inflated promises – and equally empty, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise English Channel refugees at risk after peers reject law for second time

Former lord chief justice among peers saying proposals breach international law

The Guardian - UK

UK politicians request visa scheme for Ukrainian students and academics

In a letter to Priti Patel, the cross-party group calls for temporary places where those displaced can study and carry out research

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